Politics

The chair of the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC), Prof Lorand Bartels, has warned the body does not have the resources to properly scrutinise the trans-Pacific trade deal Ministers are seeking to join.

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns has called on Ministers to establish a rural deprivation unit in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Rutland and Melton MP Alicia Kearns has called on Ministers to establish a rural deprivation unit in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The Government must deliver an ambitious plan for the countryside if it is to win back rural voters, an industry group has claimed.

Defra has been asked by the Prime Minister to cut the number of civil servants it employs as part of a fresh efficiency drive.

The Governments appetite for trade deals, coupled with the impact of policy changes, suggests a deliberate agenda to undermine family farms and displace UK food production, FUW president Glyn Roberts has said.

The issue of future funding must be addressed if Scotland’s farming industry is to survive, leaders of NFU Scotland told the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice this week.

NFU Scotland has welcomed a new regional manager for Dumfries and Galloway.

The Governments failure to include a Food Bill in the Queens Speech this week has been described as deeply disappointing.

The Government’s failure to include a Food Bill in the Queen’s Speech this week has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’.